West Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted 1 R cosponsors

SB 841 — Setting amount of unemployment taxes and benefits

Last action — Chapter 264, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House of Delegates
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 19, 2024. Enacted.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 72% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

1 added · 1 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Bill SB 841 updates various sections of West Virginia's unemployment laws, focusing on tax and benefit calculations. Notably, it increases the threshold wage for unemployment tax from $8,000 to $9,500, modifies how benefits are calculated, and introduces new requirements for claimants to actively search for work to continue receiving benefits. These changes aim to ensure that the unemployment system is more responsive to the current workforce needs and can help streamline the process for providing support to individuals searching for jobs.

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SB841 SFAT Nelson #1 2-28Stewart  7853 Senator Nelson moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:Eng.
SB841 HFAT Riley and Fehrenbacher #1 3-9McO The Committee on Finance moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:Eng.
for Senate Bill 841—A Bill to amend and reenact §21A-1A-28 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
for S.
to amend and reenact §21A-6-1d and §21A-6-10 of said code;
B.
841 -- “A BILL to amend and reenact §21A-1A-28 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended;
to amend and reenact §21A-6-1 and §21A-6-10 of said code;
to amend said code by adding thereto an new section, designated §21A-6-1d;
modifying methodology for calculating the maximum benefit rate;
modifying the maximum benefit rate;
mandating employers to report refusal of offer of employment to commissioner;
mandating employers to report refusal of offer of employment to commissioner and other matters;
setting internal effective date;
setting internal effective dates;
and modifying the short-time compensation weekly benefit amount.     AdoptedRejected
and modifying the short-time compensation weekly benefit amount.”. ADOPTED REJECTED 
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Action History

  1. Chapter 264, Acts, Regular Session, 2024

  2. Became law 3/27/24

  3. To Governor 3/19/2024

  4. Became law without Governor's signature- House Journal

  5. Became law without Governor's signature - Senate Journal

  6. To Governor 3/19/24 - House Journal

  7. To Governor 3/19/2024 - Senate Journal

  8. House received Senate message

  9. Completed legislative action

  10. Communicated to House

  11. Senate concurred in House amendments and passed bill (Roll No. 520)

  12. House Message received

  13. Communicated to Senate

  14. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  15. Passed House (Roll No. 741)

  16. Read 3rd time

  17. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  18. Amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  19. Amendment reported by the Clerk

  20. Amendment withdrawn (Voice vote)

  21. Dispensed with Constitutional Rule (Roll No. 740)

  22. Amendment reported by the Clerk

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. From House Calendar, 3rd reading, placed on Special Calendar

  25. Placed on House Calendar

  26. On 3rd reading, House Calendar

  27. Placed on House Calendar

  28. On 3rd reading with right to amend, Special Calendar

  29. On 2nd reading, Special Calendar

  30. Read 1st time

  31. On 1st reading, Special Calendar

  32. With amendment, do pass

  33. To House Finance

  34. Introduced in House

  35. Ordered to House

  36. Effective January 1, 2025 (Roll No. 314)

  37. Title amendment adopted

  38. Passed Senate (Roll No. 314)

  39. Floor amendment adopted (Voice vote)

  40. Read 3rd time

  41. Deferred until foot of 2nd reading

  42. On 3rd reading with right to amend

  43. Read 2nd time

  44. On 2nd reading

  45. Read 1st time

  46. Motion for immediate consideration and read 1st time adopted (Roll No. 255)

  47. Committee substitute reported

  48. To Finance

  49. Introduced in Senate

  50. To Finance

  51. Filed for introduction

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on · 30 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (151)

151 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

SUSPEND RULE

Passed 84 Yea · 15 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 61401
Unaffiliated 23300
Democrat 0800
Total 841501
% of votes cast 84%15%0%1%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Fast — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Ross — Yea
Kump — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Linville — Yea
Foster — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Smith — Yea
Steele — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Martin — Yea
Summers — Yea
Tully — Yea
Nestor — Yea
Warner — Yea
Devault — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Householder — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Hamilton — Nay
Rowe — Nay
Griffith — Nay
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
Hollis Lewis Democrat Nay
Joey Garcia Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Nay
Kayla Young Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Nay
Andy Shamblin Republican Yea
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Yea
Christopher W. Toney Republican Yea
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Yea
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Yea
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Yea
Evan Worrell Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Yea
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Yea
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Yea
Jim Butler Republican Yea
Jimmy Willis Republican Yea
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Yea
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Yea
Jordan Bridges Republican Nay
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Yea
Mark Zatezalo Republican Yea
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Yea
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Nay
Vernon Criss Republican Not Voting
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 66 Yea · 31 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 452001
Unaffiliated 21302
Democrat 0800
Total 663103
% of votes cast 66%31%0%3%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Nestor — Yea
Espinosa — Yea
Jeffries — Yea
Fast — Yea
Phillips — Yea
Forsht — Yea
Foster — Yea
Kirby — Yea
Kump — Yea
Steele — Yea
Linville — Yea
Longanacre — Yea
Summers — Yea
Hardy — Yea
Tully — Yea
Martin — Yea
Warner — Yea
Westfall — Yea
Winzenreid — Yea
Devault — Yea
Householder — Yea
Griffith — Nay
Hamilton — Nay
Ross — Nay
Rowe — Not Voting
Smith — Not Voting
Evan Hansen Democrat Nay
Hollis Lewis Democrat Nay
Joey Garcia Democrat Nay
John Williams Democrat Nay
Kayla Young Democrat Nay
Mike Pushkin Democrat Nay
Sean Hornbuckle Democrat Nay
Shawn Fluharty Democrat Nay
Adam Burkhammer Republican Yea
Adam Vance Republican Nay
Andy Shamblin Republican Nay
Betsy Kelly Republican Yea
Bill Ridenour Republican Yea
Bob Fehrenbacher Republican Yea
Bryan Ward Republican Yea
Charles Sheedy Republican Nay
Christopher W. Toney Republican Nay
Chuck Horst Republican Yea
Clay Riley Republican Yea
D. Rolland Jennings Republican Yea
Dana Ferrell Republican Nay
Darren Thorne Republican Yea
Dave Foggin Republican Nay
David Green Republican Yea
Elias Coop-Gonzalez Republican Yea
Eric Brooks Republican Yea
Erica Moore Republican Nay
Evan Worrell Republican Nay
Gary G. Howell Republican Yea
Geno Chiarelli Republican Yea
George Miller Republican Nay
George Street Republican Yea
Henry Dillon Republican Nay
James Robert "JB" Akers II Republican Yea
Jarred Cannon Republican Yea
Jeff Campbell Republican Yea
Jeffrey Stephens Republican Nay
Jim Butler Republican Nay
Jimmy Willis Republican Nay
Joe Ellington Republican Yea
Joe Statler Republican Not Voting
John Paul Hott Republican Yea
Jonathan Pinson Republican Nay
Jordan Bridges Republican Nay
Jordan Maynor Republican Yea
Josh Holstein Republican Yea
Kathie Hess Crouse Republican Yea
Keith Marple Republican Yea
Laura Kimble Republican Yea
Lori Dittman Republican Yea
Margitta Mazzocchi Republican Yea
Mark Dean Republican Nay
Mark Zatezalo Republican Nay
Marty Gearheart Republican Yea
Matthew Rohrbach Republican Yea
Michael Hite Republican Yea
Michael Hornby Republican Yea
Mickey Petitto Republican Yea
Pat McGeehan Republican Yea
Patrick Lucas Republican Yea
Phil Mallow Republican Yea
Rick Hillenbrand Republican Yea
Roger Hanshaw Republican Yea
Roy Cooper Republican Yea
Scot C. Heckert Republican Nay
Stanley Adkins Republican Yea
Trenton Barnhart Republican Yea
Vacant1 Republican Nay
Vacant1 Republican Nay
Vernon Criss Republican Yea
Walter Hall Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
Wayne Clark Republican Yea
William Anderson Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 24 Yea · 7 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13300
Unaffiliated 11402
Democrat 0001
Total 24703
% of votes cast 71%21%0%9%
How each member voted (34)
Member Party Vote
MARONEY — Not Voting
STOVER — Nay
MARTIN — Yea
STUART — Nay
BOLEY — Not Voting
SWOPE — Yea
CAPUTO — Nay
NELSON — Yea
PHILLIPS — Yea
PLYMALE — Yea
TRUMP — Yea
HAMILTON — Nay
HUNT — Yea
JEFFRIES — Yea
SMITH — Yea
MR PRESIDENT — Yea
KARNES — Yea
Mike Woelfel Democrat Not Voting
Amy Grady Republican Nay
Ben Queen Republican Yea
Charles H. Clements Republican Yea
Eric Tarr Republican Yea
Jack Woodrum Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jay Taylor Republican Yea
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Nay
Mark R. Maynard Republican Yea
Mike Azinger Republican Yea
Mike Oliverio Republican Yea
Patricia Rucker Republican Yea
Rollan A. Roberts Republican Yea
Ryan Weld Republican Nay
Tom Takubo Republican Yea
Vince Deeds Republican Yea

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SB 841 is sponsored by Jack Woodrum (Republican).
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